Agent skill

Clipboard History

by taracodlabs in taracodlabs/aiden

Read/write Windows clipboard text, HTML, images, history (PowerShell)

Apache-2.0Auto-check passed

Install Clipboard History

skills CLI
$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill clipboard-history -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden clipboard-history --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/clipboard-history .claude/skills/clipboard-history && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
clipboard-history
GitHub stars
852
Token cost
~785 tokens
SKILL.md length
211 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
63
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Read/write Windows clipboard text, HTML, images, history (PowerShell)

  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, How to Use, Examples and Cautions
  • Reaches api.ipify.org

What it does

Clipboard History is an agent skill from taracodlabs/aiden. Read/write Windows clipboard text, HTML, images, history (PowerShell)

Its SKILL.md is about 790 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill.json`).

It works with PowerShell. The repository describes itself as: Aiden — an autonomous AI agent and work engine built solo. It can operate your browser, terminal, files, apps, APIs, skills and tools, remember context, recover from failures… The licence is Apache-2.0.

Example prompts

  • “/clipboard-history”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3704204. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are powershell).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • api.ipify.org

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Clipboard History loads about 785 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 22 tokens; SKILL.md has 211 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~22
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~785

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from taracodlabs/aiden at commit 3704204, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© taracodlabs). 211 words, ~785 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/clipboard-history/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
clipboard-history
description
Read/write Windows clipboard text, HTML, images, history (PowerShell)
category
windows
version
1.0.0
platform
windows
tags
clipboard, copy, paste, history, windows, powershell, text
license
Apache-2.0

Clipboard History

Read and write Windows clipboard content, access clipboard history (Win+V), and manipulate clipboard data — text, HTML, and file lists — via PowerShell.

When to Use

  • User wants to read what's currently on the clipboard
  • User asks Aiden to set or overwrite clipboard content
  • User wants to pipe command output directly to the clipboard
  • User needs to clear the clipboard or check clipboard history
  • User wants to copy a file path, URL, or code snippet to clipboard

How to Use

Read current clipboard text
powershell
Get-Clipboard
Write text to clipboard
powershell
Set-Clipboard -Value "Hello from Aiden!"
Pipe command output to clipboard
powershell
Get-Process | Out-String | Set-Clipboard
Copy a file path to clipboard
powershell
Set-Clipboard -Value "C:\Users\<you>\Documents\report.pdf"
Clear the clipboard
powershell
Set-Clipboard -Value $null
Read clipboard as HTML (if HTML is on clipboard)
powershell
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
[System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::GetText([System.Windows.Forms.TextDataFormat]::Html)
Check if clipboard contains an image
powershell
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
[System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::ContainsImage()
Save clipboard image to file
powershell
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
$img = [System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::GetImage()
if ($img) {
  $img.Save("$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\clipboard-image.png")
  Write-Host "Saved to Desktop"
} else {
  Write-Host "No image on clipboard"
}
Access clipboard history entries (Win+V API)
powershell
# Clipboard history requires Windows 10 1809+ and history enabled in Settings
# Use the ContentDeliveryManager workaround or UWP API via PowerShell
Add-Type -AssemblyName Windows.ApplicationModel
$history = [Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.Clipboard,Windows.ApplicationModel,ContentType=WindowsRuntime]
# Note: full UWP clipboard history requires a packaged app context
# For CLI use, pipe history via the built-in Win+V UI or a third-party tool
Write-Host "Open Win+V to view clipboard history interactively"

Examples

"Copy the output of dir to clipboard" → Get-ChildItem | Out-String | Set-Clipboard

"Put my public IP address on the clipboard" → (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'https://api.ipify.org').Trim() | Set-Clipboard

"Clear whatever is on the clipboard" → Set-Clipboard -Value $null

Cautions

  • Set-Clipboard requires PowerShell 5.1+ on Windows; earlier versions use clip.exe as fallback
  • Clipboard history (Win+V) requires it to be enabled in Settings → System → Clipboard
  • Image and HTML clipboard operations require System.Windows.Forms assembly — only available on Windows
  • Clipboard contents are not persisted across reboots unless pinned in the clipboard history UI

© taracodlabs, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/clipboard-history of taracodlabs/aiden.

  • SKILL.md
  • skill.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3704204

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Clipboard History next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Clipboard History this skilltaracodlabs/aiden852—~785Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0
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Copilot Session Failure Analysisdotnet/maui23k—~3.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Windows App SDK Issue Triage Reportmicrosoft/WindowsAppSDK4.7k—~3.4kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Evaluate PR Testsdotnet/maui23k—~2.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Translation ReviewDevolutions/UniGetUI26k—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Clipboard History

What does Clipboard History do?

Read/write Windows clipboard text, HTML, images, history (PowerShell). Clipboard History is an agent skill from taracodlabs/aiden.

How do I install Clipboard History in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill clipboard-history -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/clipboard-history in taracodlabs/aiden) into .claude/skills/clipboard-history in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Clipboard History in Codex?

Run `npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill clipboard-history -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/clipboard-history in taracodlabs/aiden) into .agents/skills/clipboard-history in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Clipboard History in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill clipboard-history -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/clipboard-history, .gemini/skills/clipboard-history, .github/skills/clipboard-history and .opencode/skills/clipboard-history in your project.

What does Clipboard History need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Clipboard History is instructions for the agent only.

Does Clipboard History access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: api.ipify.org; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Clipboard History safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Clipboard History use?

Clipboard History is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Clipboard History use?

About 785 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Clipboard History?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Clipboard History: Pester Failure Analysis (PowerShell/PowerShell, 56k stars), Copilot Session Failure Analysis (dotnet/maui, 23k stars), Windows App SDK Issue Triage Report (microsoft/WindowsAppSDK, 4.7k stars) and Evaluate PR Tests (dotnet/maui, 23k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Clipboard History?

taracodlabs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in taracodlabs/aiden, which has 852 GitHub stars. The repository holds 63 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 13, 2026.

Source: taracodlabs/aiden on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.